Featured Reports
15th March 2024
New leadership for RTÉ as licence fee evasion increases
As the new RTÉ Chair was appointed, it was announced that TV licence fee losses since last year’s payment scandal rose up to €22 million.
14th March 2024
TVNZ: The news funding model is broken – but this would fix it
Newshub shutting down and cuts at TVNZ show that New Zealand needs a new funding model for its fourth estate.
13th March 2024
Coalition calls for effective implementation of EMFA
PMA has joined other CSOs in urging all stakeholders to work together for EMFA's full and effective implementation.
Recent News
9th November 2023
Germany: Scrutiny over licence fee mounts again
A year out from any decision, politicians in Germany are already positioning themselves to oppose an increase to the licence fee.
8th November 2023
EMFA: PMA joins call for effective safeguards for strong and independent public service media
PMA has joined a coalition of 19 organisations in urging EU institutions to effectively protect the independence of public service media in the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA).
8th November 2023
A World Without Radio-Canada
Catherine Tait discussed the crisis in Canada's media ecosystem and the decline of trust, two existential threats to the survival of Radio-Canada.
7th November 2023
PSM Weekly | 1 – 7 November 2023
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
6th November 2023
The precarious future of public media in Argentina
Amid elections in Argentina, the fate of public service media is precarious with one candidate proposing to remove the company entirely.
3rd November 2023
SABC Bill progresses, but critics still see threats
A new bill for South Africa’s struggling public broadcaster is a step closer to law, but media freedom advocates want it scrapped entirely.
2nd November 2023
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists 2023
With over 30 journalists killed in the Middle East, the need to protect them and hold perpetrators to account has never been so important.
2nd November 2023
Deadly month for journalists in a shakier world
International law mandates the protection of journalists in conflicts, and crimes committed against journalists must lead to sentencing.
1st November 2023
BBC World Service announces Emergency Radio Service for Gaza
The programme will provide the latest information as well as safety advice on where to access shelter, food and water supplies.
1st November 2023
State Media Monitor 2023: A Bleak Reading
The spectre of a series of intensifying conflicts presents an alarming peril to democratic societies, ahead of a crucial election year.
31st October 2023
How RTBF reaches young voters
Ahead of Belgium’s federal elections, Belgium’s public broadcaster, RTBF, is heading to schools to connect with the young voters.